Previously this blog was dedicated to the life and endeavors of a teenage vegan navigating a non-vegan world, with recipes, tips, animal activism and more!Now, as of March 2011, I am embarking on a raw food journey for health as well as ethical reasons. Although I am currently raw, I am leaving all of my previous content up, including cooked-food recipes, etc. Veganism is great for the planet, the animals, and YOU!, no matter which form of it you choose to follow :)

Monday, March 20, 2006

Vegan Fast Food Options

A lot of restaurant foods are vegan, but many do not know it. Here's a handy guide to use when eating out!

Last Updated: April 30 (Taco Bell, Panera Bread, McAlister's Deli)

FEBRUARY 15 - The VFFO list has been completely redone, now with about 50% more options!

The information here is to be used as guidelines only. Menu items can change between franchises, and the information here is the from the company, checking with the individual stores is advised if you are unsure. Please be sure to ask that they hold any unvegan condiments from otherwise vegan items (ie some place will add butter to a baked potato without you asking.)

Dominoes Pizza dough is vegan, you can get a vegan pizza if you ask for it without cheese. Be careful not to get any sauce packets though as the dipping cups of marinara have milk powder in them. I do NOT think the bread sticks are vegan? as they have butter and weird sprinkles of some sort of MSG cheese combo - unless this has changed since I worked their...

hey i found this site through a search (i'm about to go on a road trip with 3 omni's, so i figured i'd better read up on fast food options). my husband worked at pizza slut for years and he said that as far as he knows, their sauce has meat in it. pizza hut got sued by some vegetarians over it and he said they won because they have one of those tiny disclaimers at the bottom of their menu that said the veggie pizzas weren't actually vegetarian. so i would really double check. it might just be his store, but i'm not sure...

I just emailed Tumbleweed and found out that their Bean Burritos with enchilada sauce are vegan without the cheese. Just FYI if there is a Tumbleweed near you. Also the Santa Fe rice is not vegan...it contains chicken broth:(

the french toast sticks are burger king are NOT vegan, burger king lists the "natural and artifical flavors" as both plant & animal derived.

pretty much nothing at taco bell is vegan.- the rice is cooked with chicken stock.-the soft shells have DATEM in them. but i'm not sure about the hard shells.-and the refried beans have pork fat in them.

Hi,Cool site. There is some misinformation to clear up. According to Taco Bell's website:

Beans, tortillas, potatoes, and flatbread, have no animal ingredients, as well as a few other things, see the detailed ingredients PDF link below. Now that I have read that though, I won't eat there again, too may additives and weird stuff.-Ami

Even if the food is vegan keep in mind that by buying fast food you are supporting the industry and helping fund some of the top companies that use animal products. Fast food resturants are incredibly detrimental to the planet as well considering all the land/resources they use, the high cost for low price.

I have trouble trusting anything a company tells me. I would like to see the packages start to finish myself. Oviously I am looking for easy options but it seems like quite a leap of faith. Not to mention that fast food turned me veg in the first place. I just think that there is a good chance that there will be some misunderstanding and miscommunications. Or blaten lies.

BOCA (which is a subsidary of KRAFT) published products on their website as being vegan when they were clearly not. They stated that some products had been made vegan recently so check the label to make sure. I wrote to them and let them know that almost all of the products advertised contained egg white (no brainer). I accused them of tricking people and hiding behind their "check the label" disclaimer. To my knowledge most of these products still contain egg white and are still being advertised as vegan.

Think about the people you are dealing with when you contact these companies. To believe them on a whim would be like believing them if they said their products are healthy.

P.S. BOCA seemed awfuly eager to send me free stuff concerning this matter. So, if you want some coupons then write them a letter about it. Link is on the site.

The list is pretty good. However, french fries at most extablishments on the list have meat by-products added to give it "flavor." There was a law suit a while back against McD's by vegetarian and Indian (from India) over eating fries that turned out not to be vegetarian. Outside of that I was impress with the list. It looked as if a lot of thoughtful work went into it. Phillip

If you all are so focused on being "vegan" then why are you even eating taco bell? It's not at all a healthy place to eat. Being vegan isn't just about the animal products, it's also about health and the quality of the food we put into our bodies. Lets get our priorities straight.

Why are some people getting all uppity about this list? If you're vegan and you don't want to eat fast food, then don't. I don't see why it's necessary to tantrum over those who do eat vegan fast food. If you're so opposed to vegan fast food options, why are you even looking at this list in the first place? Also, not all vegans are vegan for their own health reasons, so criticizing people for eating fast food because it's unhealthy doesn't make a whole lot of sense. There are a lot of vegans who are vegan because they care about defending the welfare of animals who can't defend themselves. As far as I'm concerned, every little bit counts, and giving people a hard time for eating vegan fast food is counterproductive. Maybe you should spend more time trying to encourage non-vegans to cut out animal products and less time complaining about vegans who eat fast food. Anyway, you can eat fast food once in a while and still be healthy, so calm yourselves.

Here is a great reference to what different ingreadients are used in different food brands, restaurants, and fast food chains! FYI Quizno's bread DOES have whey in it, the L-Cysteine is synthetic. I read this information from the Director of Quizno's quality assurance on this site, subway bread is no good either =( honey, stearoyl-2-lactylate, mono and diglycerides are used.

This is a great great site! Hard to manuever around, but once you get the hang of it, it's wonderful!

oh. and the italian bread is no good too... it contains everything the wheat does except the honey. All of the breads, wraps, rolls contain mono & di glycerides which are animal fat. The alternative would be vegetable glycerides. Hope it works this time.

This list does not take into account bleached flour. For instance, it is stated that the baked apple pie at McDonald's is vegan, however, when you check their site it states they use bleached wheat flour and a sugar that may or may not be bleached as well. There may be other discrepancies, but I will simply check the ingredients myself. Thanks for the list though, it gives somewhere to start. =)

Hey, peoples, STOP dissing this list! Some of us (not you, of course, oh high and mighty anonymous number whatever!) have no choice but to eat out sometimes, eg those of us who live in omni households! It's only a few people, but still annoying as anything.Anyways, thanks for posting! (And, fellow commenters, thanks for confirming/ refuting the list!) I'd just like to say that McDonalds puts a small print at the bottom of their nutrition facts, saying that they can't confirm that anything that they sell is veg. Nope, not even the soda. So that should probably be everyone's LAST choice.As for Taco Bell, I've asked in different ones and it DOES depend on the place. We have two within fifteen miles of each other, and one has a vegan bean burrito, the other's isn't even vegetarian. So it's always best to ask!

I am a vegan diabetic. Even though I usually avoid fast food like the plague, I occasionally find myself out somewhere and in desperate need of vegan food fast. This list is valuable. Those of you who are complaining about it just need to STFU. Knowledge is power.

Hippie Vegan..this is listed on the FAQ for Red Robins:Do you currently have vegetarian offerings on your menu?

At most Red Robin locations, we offer meatless options as well as Boca Burgers and/or Garden Burgers, which can be substituted for any of our more than 20 gourmet burger selections. In addition, we are happy to customize other selections to meet your dietary preferences.

If your dietary preference is vegan, please note that currently Red Robin does not have any specific vegan menu items available. However, we are always happy to customize any of our salads or menu items for our Guests. Just ask your server and they will be happy to accommodate you in any way they can.

sorry guys,but i work at noodles and company.and the only vegan options include the japanese pan noodles and the indonesian peanut saute. both the penne rosa and pasta fresca have unfriendly products in the sauces they put in.

one interesting thing, however, is that at noodles locations where they have switched from the "rustic roll" to the new "ciabatta roll", the new ciabatta roll is vegan.

Hey! Just wanted to say thanks for the list. I've been a vegetarian for a couple years and just became vegan and this was incredibly helpful. I know fast food isn't healthy, but it's often inevitable especially with non-vegan family and friends.

i work at Domino's Pizza and the hand tossed crust and thin crust are completely vegan..the sauce is also vegan as well.the deepdish crust contains milk..the cina stix(w/o butter) are also vegan(the icing is animal free as far as i know)..the butter says it is vegetable oil with natural flavoring, but im not 100% sure what these "natural flavors" are.Oh and the bread sticks are vegan too(w/o butter and w/o the garlic shake,as it contains cheese).the marinara sauce says nothing of milk powder.im pretty sure the only sauce's that aren't vegan would be the ranch and the blue cheese.

i dont think the guacamole has cheese in it. they have a great website with ingredients listed.

basically we are all given conflicting opinions of what 'vegan' is, so dont trust any of them! whenever i even tell people im vegan they never understand how strict it is! i guess the four main things to stay away from are whey, milk, eggs, honey? oh and carcass of course :) it becomes so confusing b/c a lot of these places dont list things as vegan but you can make it vegan.

Annie - yes, yes I do. But sometimes your 90 year old Grandma wants to take you out to eat to thank you for work done around her house, and as much as she supports your veganism, she won't take no for an answer. So while it's generally (or always) best to avoid these places, it's good to know what there is out there if you need it.

Have you ever heard of L-cysteine, it is commonly, but not always made from human hair, and pig hair, and horse hair. Most large producers of bagels and breads have this ingredient in it. For example, all Panera Bread bagels, and some of their breads have it. They do have a full ingredient list at every cafe, so you know what is safe and what isn't.

Are any of these items soy-free? I'm pretty sure a large amount of them aren't.

I'm a former vegan who became an omnivore after I found out I was allergic to soy and also had a thyroid problem (soy blocks the thyroid. don't believe the hype that it doesn't. it's highly likely it wrecked my thyroid in the first place).

I also can't eat anything made from white flour, anything with a lot of sugar in it, cabbage, kale, collards, mustard, peanut butter/peanuts, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and a ton of other things.

Is there ANYTHING on this list that I can eat? Lol. =/

I'm trying to find a way to be a vegan or at least lacto or ovo-lacto vegetarian again and still meet all my health requirements for all of my health issues (hypothyroid, endometriosis, Stein-Leventhal Syndrome, epilepsy, and TMJ disorder [that one really doesn't affect my food choices much] ), and not aggravate any of my food sensitivities/allergies.

I MIGHT be able to do this at home, but eating out could be a big problem.

Sorry for the flood, but I forgot to mention that I also cannot have anything with sage in it, for anyone who can help me out with some food choices that I won't get sick or die from, lol. :S

And to the person who was concerned about something that said "bacon flavoring", it might not be real bacon. A lot of times it's just Baco-Bits and things like that, and as far as I can remember, those are made out of soy, not meat, 'cause I'm pretty sure I ate those on salads sometimes when I was a vegan.

I work at Northern Lights when I'm home from school which is in Iowa/Kansas/Missouri and NOTHING there is vegan. All the crust has milk and butter in it and all the sauces have cheese, just a heads up.

I also work at NAKED Pizza in New Orleans and our NAKED Bagels are vegan and our pizzas are vegan as long as you hold the cheese...and I'm trying to get my boss to get some vegan mozzarella when I get back. Just an FYI in case you're from either area =)

Oh and THANKS for the list it helps a lot when friends want to eat out!! (I only have ONE vegan friend).

I'm a vegetarian-recently-turned-vegan who is constantly so busy/on my way to somewhere that I often have to stop at a fast food restaurant to get something affordable and quick to eat. I appreciate this list so much, especially since I have a road trip to make tomorrow and now I won't have to worry about waking up extra early to pack a meal! Thank you!!

McD's are a crowd of w*nkers anyway, they are trying to kill us all AND make profit. That goes for omni's and vegans alike! I wouldn't indulge there if you paid me. Back when I first became vegan, when my friends use to always eat McD's, I would just sit there staring at the oozing animal lard coming from the fries and flesh. I had a salad w/o the dressing or cheese once or twice but then decided there was no point as i don't even want to support them in any way. When I was all calorie-conscious I use to carry around there nutritional info sheet n my purse, but that's another story.

Taco Bell has lists of ingredients online for viewing. It looks as though they keep updating their recipes to keep as much animal products out of as many things as possible. The beans are now animal product free and so is the rice which used to contain casein. Even the lime red tortilla strips used to have milk, but no longer due. Here is the link:

http://www.yum.com/nutrition/documents/tb_ingredient_statement.pdf

FYI: I love to get double decker tacos with just beans, guacamole, and lettuce. They rock!

i went to panera today and just as an fyi the bread that the mediterrean veggie sandwich comes on [tomatosomething] is basted with egg whites so it's not vegan. the cashier recommended multi-grain bread instead. =]

I love this, thanks for all the help! Heres an email I just received fro Red Robin. Put it on up there! haha. Much love.

"Thank you for your e-mail. We appreciate your inquiry.

At Red Robin, you may customize any menu item, or create your own entrée with available food ingredients, to meet your dietary needs. For instance, any of our available salads can be made vegan by removing meat, cheese, and egg (where applicable).

While our Garden & Boca Burgers are not vegan, other choices include Red's Rice Bowl, minus the fried linguini and chicken. Vegan ingredients to chose from and customize your own order include: black beans, rice, a side salad, steamed veggies, melon wedges, celery sticks, Steak Fries, if fried in a designated fryer (please inquire with the manager), and a wide variety of fresh produce items.

Thanks a lot for this list. I just became vegan one month ago. I was not vegetarian before this, I went straight from omni to vegan. I am still attempting to learn what is vegan friendly and what is not, so I am still making mistakes, but lists like this help greatly.

If you find yourself in situations of travel or times where you need to eat out, spend an extra ten minutes by stopping by a grocery store and picking up some fruit and grains or buying a vegetarian chili along with some whole wheat bread, I have found this combination to be much more fulfilling and pleasurable then going out to fast food. One of my friends whom is vegan managed to hardly ever eat fast food with us, even though we were all omni, for around three years. Chipotle was probably his only exception.

i would like to point at that Houston's veggie burger is not only not vegan like claimed, but it is not even vegetarian. after eating it for 10 years, i finally learned that there is fish oil in the sweet soy sauce they put on it. this is in addition to them carrying NO vegan bread, adding cheese, mayo, and not having vegetarian ketchup. if you want the burger vegan, you have to say VEGAN and hope they understand what it means.

I'd really hate to break it to you. But as far as I know, Noodles and Co. Cook all their stuff in the same pans, so you risk yours noodles and tofu to be cooked in a pan that had meat product or dairy.

Panera Bagels aren't Vegan thanks to the amino acid l-cysteine usedin the bagels. [L-cysteine is derived from an animal source according to the email I received from Panera]

I work at Domino's Pizza and the hand tossed is NOT vegan. It contains milk. Same for the deep dish and pasts bowls. Vegan items include thin crust, all veggies, pizza sauce, garlic seasoning, sandwich bread, marinara dip, habanero sauce, crushed peppers, and garlic dip. I like the Pacific Veggie minus pizza cheese, minus feta cheese. When you order, tell them "write in big letters 'DO NOT CUT!' on the box sticker" because the pizza cutter is ALWAYS contaminated with grease!

Going back to the L-cysteine/ cysteine/ cystine discussion, if it were derived from human hair, it would still be disgusting, but would it be non-vegan? I've read that the hair is often collected from barber shops, so no one was harmed in the collection of it...

Hello all this is regarding Taco Bell. People are going on and on about the beans. I did find that the beans are technically vegan but the beans still contain something that I don't think people should consume. It a nice chemical called TBHQ. For those of you that don't know what it is According to A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives, TBHQ is a form of butane (i.e. lighter fluid) the FDA allows processors to use sparingly in our food: It can comprise no more than 0.02 percent of the oil in a nugget. Which is probably just as well, considering that ingesting a single gram of TBHQ can cause "nausea, vomiting, ringing in the ears, delirium, a sense of suffocation, and collapse." Ingesting five grams of TBHQ can kill.

Wendy's fries do not contain fish, this is taken from their website:"Note: may be cooked in the same oil as Fish Fillets (where available), Crispy Chicken Nuggets, Crispy Chicken Patty, Boneless Wings and Spicy Chicken Nuggets. Seasoned with Salt."

I can't stand the hypocrites telling everyone to stop supporting fast food joints by eating there. You may as well stop buying anything at supermarkets because they stock tons of animal products. Think before you speak, there is virtually no way to live a 100% completely vegan lifestyle - your vegetables and grain are grown in soil fertilized with animal manure, most health food brands are owned by much larger corporations that also own brands that use animal products, and you have most likely consumed some type of preservative/food dye/natural flavor that had an animal source since going vegan. The point is everyone does the best they can to live a 100% cruelty free lifestyle - there is no reason to come in here and complain that people who support fast food places are not "true" vegans. Get off your high horse.

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I work at Swenson's (how did it even end up on this list? It only exists in Northeastern Ohio)...anyway, a Veggie Special comes with honey mustard, which contains mayonnaise and is definitely not vegan. I'm not sure if our buns contain eggs or not, but it's a possibility.

Your Noodles entry needs to be updated. This is what they say on their site:

While there is no commonly accepted definition for vegan, we defineit as menu items that don’t contain meat, fish, dairy, eggs or otheranimal products. If your definition matches ours, try these menu items:- Indonesian Peanut Sauté- Japanese Pan Noodles- Chinese Chop Salad with no wontons- Penne Rosa with no cream and no cheese- Pasta Fresca with no cheese- Whole Grain Tuscan Linguine with no cream and no cheese- Spaghetti with no cheese- Cucumber Tomato Salad- Tossed Green Side Salad with balsamic vinaigrette

My husband and I just became Vegans a couple months ago so I have been e-mail companys about vegan things.

Einstein Bro. Bagels told me that the bagels are NOT vegan and have eggs and animals products in there bagels.

Also, the CheBurgerCheBurger near me said that their was dairy in the Boca Burgers they use.(West Palm Beach City Place, Florida)

Also, I e-mailed carabarra's and chilis and then sent me a list of everything they have that is vegan and what to ask for (to make it vegan. I made copies of the e-mail and keep it in our vehicles for when we are out and hungry.

Also, California pizza kitchen as a part on the site that says vegan options as well.

I've been vegan for 10 years, if u truly want to not consume animal products you should buy the book Animal Ingredients A-Z and u will realize 85% of the things on this list contain animal ingredients. Things deep fried in the same oil as fish and chicken absorb the fat from these animals. Most breads contain mono-dyglycerids which is animal fat. Whey is from milk. The list goes on and on. Who ever made this list didn't take ANY of these things into consideration, and this list should be a "strict vegetarian" fast food list not a vegan fast food list. Most breaded deep fried foods have egg in them also. "Natural Flavoring" can be from anything "natural" including animals. I mean I could go on and on but I just wanted to let people know if u truly want to eat vegan food do not listen to this list.

I work at Jimmy Johns - the bread is NOT vegan. But you can get a vegetarian sub as an unwich (wrapped in lettuce) without cheese or mayo, but be advised that all of the ingredients are prepared on the same cutting board, so it is possible that your veggies will have touched meat juice/mayo. The plain and reduced-fat chips are made with potatoes, peanut/sunflower oil, and sea salt as the only ingredients, so they are vegan. The salt & vinegar chips contain lactose (from milk). I'm not sure about the barbeque and jalapeno chips. The pickles are vegan; the cookies are not.

I appreciate the stance of Vegans; however, attempting to convert people usually comes easier when one is not so judgmental or immature in her responses. Also, I found it interesting that you have allowed Google to place ads on your blog (for which I presume you receive payment or a deal), and the top ad is for a restaurant that provides dishes to omnivores (Jimmy John's Sandwiches5 Subs Less than 4 Grams of Fat Hold the Mayo. Click, Order, Eat!www.JimmyJohns.com.). It just seems a bit hypocritical.

That said, I found much of your information useful and plan to use some of it in my current project, part of which is the process of converting to a Vegetarian (and eventually Vegan) lifestyle.

So, while I understand you are attempting to gather supporters, because of many of your self righteousness replies & comments, I am choosing not to sign up for your blog. However, I will continue to move toward Vegan lifestyle because I think it's the right thing to do for me.

While I disagree a bit with your approach, I do appreciate the fact that as a high school student, you were and are willing to take a stand on something in which you believe.

i just cant believe that taco bell doesnt have any lard of any kind, no animal fat wut so eva?! Meowza that be crazyAlso, I really wish that fast food would make something more substantial on their menus for us vegans or vegan enthusiasts! Yeah i know the strawberry jam is vegan as well as the salad, but if im gonna drive to ur dang drive thru i want some damn protien of the plant kind, but then again that is the fast food world for ye, plus i dont really rely on fast food anyway

Thanks for all the info, i've been vegetarian for 11 years and thinking of becoming a Vegan now. The more I look into ingredients of things, the more discusted I become with companys! Just a heads up for everyone, Chilis chips are not vegan in my opinion. On their website, under the vegan menu it says that there fried foods (chips, fish, shrimp, chicken..etc.) are all cooked in one fryer and share the same oil. I called the local Chili's and spoke with a manager she confirmed that they use the same fryer, and told me they reuse the oil til its gone.. there fore there chips are covered in animal oil prettymuch. Can anyone help me figure out what Datem is? It's in most bread products, ive been told its not vegan and I cant get a exact definition on google..

its odd to me that this list that was said to b derived from the pita site has so many false claims on it.i dont think whoever made this blog really knows what the word "vegan" means.if some of these items are not vegan(which for suuuuure some of them arnt)then i would not trust this list at all.its a shame that u made this list with so much confidence and guided so many people with good intensions to eating non vegan food.super weak.

Anonymous above is an idiot. Not only can they not type correctly, but they are assuming that this list contains products that are labeled vegan falsely.

If you read the date of the entry, which was posted in 2006, you can see that there might be outdated information. If you aren't intelligent enough to check it out yourself and would rather complain and rant against an outdated post, perhaps you should just keep your comments to yourself.

well, last time i checked.. PETAs list of vegan stuff has golden graham cereal on it.. which clearly contains honey. they also have a disclaimer stating that they consider foods that are 99% vegan to be vegan. otherwise, people wouldn't eat them and the companies might just opt to use animal products since it "wouldn't make a difference".. it's all about what YOU think.. stop bashing other people and let them have their opinions.

an employee at jimmy johns told me that they use pork lard in their bread to give it that "je ne se quois" i am allergic to pork and now understand why i was getting stomach cramps every time i ate the veggie sandwich there. i stopped eating there because i got sick every time.

i used to work at panera bread so i know all of the vegan options:the bagels and many of the breads (including ciabatta) contain mono-diglycerides, which are (sometimes) not vegan. it's virtually impossible to trace where they get it, as i tried at my cafe to no avail.any of the whole grain/multigrain/etc. breads have honey in them, as well as the tomato basil bread (which is what the med. veg sandwich is served on)the breads that ARE safe: sourdough, rye, french, country, and sesame. there's also other vegan menu options: many of the salads are vegan (just watch dressings, like caesar, and ask for it on the side, as oftentimes bacon or cheese will fall into the bins that hold dressing on the salad line because they are in the front)black bean soup is vegan (ask to add the black bean corn mix that they put on the bbq chopped chix salad... it makes it even more delicious)garden vegetable soup is vegan WITHOUT PESTO. they add the pesto seperately, so just ask for it without.the med veg sandwich is only vegan if you get it on a different bread and with no cheese. be careful with the hummus. it, like the salad dressings, is in the front, and often will get meat or mayo or some junk in it. also, the baguettes (french or wg) aren't vegan. you have to get a different side. you can just ask for a slice of one of the other breads instead though if you're set on carbs.

Taco Bell rice IS vegan and DOES NOT contain casein. Their beans DO Not contain lard or any other animal product. Read or research for yourself; don't just take some idiot's opinion who regurgitates what his brainless friends say.

http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/ingredient-statement

While I am impressed with this blog and appreciate the posting of fast foods that are vegan, I am underwhelmed by the ignorance and snobbishness of many of those posting comments.

Seriously, walnuts aren't vegan?, gluten is not vegan?, etc. Since those comments don't appear to be malicious, then we can just chalk them up to pure ignorance.

And as for those who are so concerned over the purity of their vegan lifestyle that they freak out if any of their food even potentially touches the surface of anything that may have touched meat or non-vegan items, or are concerned about purchasing something that enriches a company that is not 100% vegan in everything it does..., really???

If you are that serious, then you should totally isolate yourself from society, grow all your own food, fertilize the ground all with you own waste, and STFU. Because, if that is not the way you are living currently, then there is something that you are doing, buying, contributing to, etc. that is not in 100% complete harmony with your professed vegan "pureness" and you are nothing more nor less than a hypocrite.

First of all, thank you for all the ffort and time that you've put into this list. Second, all the self-righteous vegans out there can kiss my french vegan ass. Some of us are vegans not because we are obsessed our health or appearance but because we don't want to harm any living sentient beings. If you are vegan for your health-good for you!! Stopp judging others on their food choices- don't you get judged enough- don't you know what that feels like moron? The list is a good effort and helpful. And maybe giving money to these businesses isn't the best idea but if the consumers start taking control and buying vegan or vegetarian. Options maybe the age old supply and demand will kick in and companies will change their ways. Have faith in your fellow humans. And stop being douches. Thanks!

Boca Burgers or products are not vegan. They use dairy in them as do many, many other products that claim to be "meatless" or vegetarian. Please consider this so as not to mislead vegans who want to avoid cruelty to animals. Thanks

Thank you for this list! It is very helpful since I am currently trying to transition into a vegan diet :) but just one thought for those that haven't worked in fast food like I have: even the lettuce, tomato, other vegetables could have been contaminated with meat or dairy products. I work the dressing table at Steak and Shake and I know personally that sometimes cheese gets into the salad lettuce or tomato bins just by accident! So just a thought, but thank you for the list for clarification on what things are MADE vegan in fast food restaurants :)

Being Vegan should not only be about the animals but it should also be about your health. Yeah your not killing any animals but your slowly killing yourself. What good does that do?? A dead vegan can't save any animals.

Also you are supporting factory farms by giving these fast food places your money. So heck you might as well eat the crap then. The best way to stand up for animal rights is not to give mcdonalds your money. And if your so concerned about where your food comes from then go to a farmers market and buy local. At least then you would be supporting something good...your own community.

I know options can sometimes be tough and maybe I am fortunate to live in such a vegan friendly area here in Portland, OR but just decide your options carefully.

If more vegans went to fast food and other restaurants and requested low fat vegan items, more places would offer them. If the demand is there, they'll accommodate it, after all, the only reason these places exist is to make money. So for those of you berating vegans for eating fast food, get off your high horse and go out and change the world!

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Okay so I am tired of the Veganazis...we aren't going to make an impact on the food industry by ignoring the corporations that sale animal based products. By buying from these establishments you effectively say I am one of a large group of people that would prefer more health and Vegan options. The more one patronizes these establishments the more the CEO's are going to add more healthy and Vegan options.

Being Vegan is subjective. For one person it is abstaining from animal products (while ignoring the fact that soy production, corn production, or wheat production kills animals and destroys the environment just as much). For other people being Vegan is about making health choices. For some being Vegan is a way to stick it to factory farming practices (which are here to stay...sadly...we can only emphasize more responsible farming).

I have a problem with anyone saying being Vegan is this or that. It sounds cultish and turns people off. I would much prefer a world in which we eat food derived exclusively from organic vegetables but it isn't going to happen by being fascist about it. Its about understanding we are individuals and some of us would prefer options that don't require tons of preparation or time. Yep some of us were reared on American cuisine and appreciate when a restaurant finds ways (even if inadvertently) to offer Vegan items.

Thanks! This is great. Also, for the comments about Einstein's having eggs? I asked the cashier if they had any vegan bagels he said no, but when he asked if there was any dairy or eggs he said it was only made of yeast. Isn't yeast vegan or does it vary?

This is great for a list of places to eat overall but as mentioned many times over but, are the ingredients they use at every one of these places, organic? As a vegan is this just something one should compromise on if they don't use organic products, or should this list as a whole be thrown out if one were to not compromise for the true practice and overall well being of his/her health?

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A healthy diet is not about strict nutrition philosophies, staying extremely thin, or depriving yourself of foods you love. Rather it is to get that good to have more energy and you keep healthy as possible.

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Hi! My name is Allie, and I’m college freshman. I love animals and I believe that we need to treat them with respect, just like how we should treat other humans. Just because animals can't speak doesn't mean they don't have feelings. I currently attend Eastern Connecticut State University. My major is Biology and I am going to be a doctor.Recently I've decided to try raw veganism, and I will be blogging about my journey!

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